Cut From the Same Cloth

I get my hormonal wackiness honestly. My paternal Grandmother attempted to conceive her first child for 5 years before any success, and then she had a few other bumps in the road upon conceiving her next three. My Mother's side of the family is riddled with PCOS, endometriosis and thyroid disease of all sorts. It's a wonder any of us conceive at all. I guess sometimes it's a bonus that I hail from a place where people have their babies early. Otherwise, many of us may not even be here.

But I digress. My Mother was not immune to these issues. She has adenomyosis and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (like me.) I wouldn't be surprised if there were other problems lurking in there. If she hadn't had me so young, there likely would have been no babies for her. She has had multiple surgeries and deals with emotional and physical symptoms from both disorders.

The problem with adenomyosis is that much like PCOS, it is not well understood or supported. Her doctors' main fix is to give her a hysterectomy which, sure, would ease the pain related to it, but not take away many of the other problems she suffers due to such a hormonal dysfunction. She's going through a particularly rough patch recently, and I just want her to have help. Does anyone out there have adenomyosis or know enough about it to recommend an online support group, book, or research that could help her?

I would appreciate it so much. She deserves a break.